Separate yet connected: the spatial paradox of conservation
Contemporary conservation practice includes two important strategies: trying to separate people and nature in space (in order to protect nature), and trying to reconnect people with nature (to promote...
View ArticleA tale of HE, SHE, WE, and me
A big debate is going on at the moment about the future of conservation – much of it centred on the suggestion by Edward Wilson and others that half the world should be allocated to protected areas....
View ArticleA call for constructive dialogue on the future of area-based conservation
Back in 2018, just before the 14th meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), I wrote an article on this blog about a big argument regarding the future of protected areas. Should there...
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